Kaura Namoda weather in May

In May, Kaura Namoda sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 36 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kaura Namoda's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaura Namoda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:13 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
50%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Kaura Namoda is LGA and town in Zamfara State, Nigeria.

Density
80/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kaura Namoda reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Kaura Namoda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kaura Namoda weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 16°0011.36.2
Feb34° / 19°0011.64.1
Mar37° / 22°00.111.91.7
Apr39° / 25°61.312.30.6
May37° / 26°367.212.61.5
Jun34° / 25°6011.612.72.9
Jul31° / 23°11217.112.73.7
Aug30° / 22°20922.312.43.6
Sep31° / 23°1081512.13.9
Oct34° / 22°245.511.73.6
Nov34° / 19°0011.44.1
Dec31° / 16°0011.35.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55842
65842
75842
85842
95842
105941
115842
125941
135941
145941
156040
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206139
216238
226238
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246139
256139
266040
276040
286139
296040
306040
316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kaura Namoda gets around 36 mm of rain over 7.2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
315
416
516
617
717
817
918
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1118
1219
1319
1420
1520
1621
1722
1823
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2025
2126
2227
2328
2430
2531
2632
2733
2834
2935
3036
3137

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11910213911
21710214112
3169204213
4159204314
5148194415
6138194516
7127184517
8117184618
9117174619
10107174720
11107164721
1297164722
1387164623
1486164624
1576164525
1676154527
1766154428
1856154430
1956154331
2046144333
2145144235
2235134237
2335134139
2424124141
2524114043
2624104045
271393947
281393949
291283851
301273852
311263853

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:186:44
212.56:176:44
312.56:176:44
412.56:166:45
512.56:166:45
612.56:166:45
712.56:156:45
812.56:156:45
912.56:156:46
1012.56:146:46
1112.56:146:46
1212.56:146:46
1312.66:136:47
1412.66:136:47
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1712.66:126:48
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2212.66:116:49
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3112.76:116:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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126.8Intense
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146.8Intense
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166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kaura Namoda

In seasonPeak

In May, Kaura Namoda sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kaura Namoda's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kaura Namoda sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in April.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Kaura Namoda?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kaura Namoda.

What to pack for Kaura Namoda in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Kaura Namoda sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kaura Namoda in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kaura Namoda peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 16UV 13Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Kaura Namoda in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kaura Namoda is worst in February — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 15110 µg/m³Aug 1223 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan103Unhealthy
Feb111Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr80Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul25Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov80Unhealthy
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kaura Namoda?

Kaura Namoda sits at 12.6°N, 6.6°E, 396 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Moriki, 33 km away.

MadarounfaMaradiKatsinaTibiriGuidan Roumdji

Topography around Kaura Namoda

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kaura Namoda.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaura Namoda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 387 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 461 m.

The land around Kaura Namoda is covered by cropland (69%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
461 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Moriki 33 km · Gusau 48 km · Talata Mafara 57 km · Madarounfa 101 km · Maradi 115 km · Katsina 119 km · Tibiri 119 km · Guidan Roumdji 119 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 13% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,224
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
15.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kaura Namoda (12.5937°, 6.5865°, elevation 396 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).